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German Vocabulary

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Scheiß shice
shit / crap
noun
Langeweile LANG-uh-vye-luh
boredom
noun
sechste ZEKS-teh
sixth
adjective
Split shplit
split
noun
einlegen AYN-lay-gen
to take (a break), to insert
verb
Strecke shtrek-uh
route
noun
Bürgergeld boor-ger-gelt
basic income support
noun
Bundestag boon-dess-tahk
Bundestag (German parliament)
noun
debattieren duh-baht-teer-en
to debate
verb
ausliefern OWS-lee-fern
to deliver
verb
Outdoor-Typ out-door-teep
outdoorsy type
noun
austragen OWS-trah-gen
to deliver / carry out
verb
durchblättern durkh-blet-tern
to leaf through / to finger
verb
der Briefkasten breef-kas-ten
the mailbox
noun
Wachsein vach-zyne
being awake
noun
Autofahren outo-far-en
driving
noun
laden LAH-den
to load
verb
zusammensuchen tsoo-zah-men-zoo-ken
to gather/collect/get together
verb
davor dah-for
before that
adverb
Arbeitssachen Ar-bytes-zah-ken
work stuff
noun
entspannen ent-SPAN-en
to relax
verb
Erhöhung er-HOO-ung
increase, raise
noun
Arbeitnehmer AR-bait-nay-mer
employee(s)
noun
Student shtoo-DENT
student (male)
noun
aktiv ak-teef
active
adjective
draußen drows-sen
outside, outdoors
adverb
Einschreiben EYN-shry-ben
certified letter / registered mail
noun
Ausdruck OWS-drook
expression
noun
Toilettenpause toy-LEHT-en-pow-zeh
bathroom break
noun
Ausstellung ows-shtel-loong
exhibition
noun
sehenswert zay-hens-vairt
worth seeing / worth visiting
adjective
parken PAR-ken
to park
verb
Lkw ELL-kay-vay
truck
noun
Schichtteilung SHIKHT-ty-lung
split (shift division)
noun
zehnminütig TSAYN-mee-nu-tikh
ten-minute
adjective
Ausliefern OWS-lee-furn
delivering
noun
Postamt post-ahmt
post office
noun
Postkorb post-korb
mail tray, mail basket
noun
sortieren zor-tee-ren
to sort, to put in order
verb
einstempeln INE-shtem-peln
to clock in
verb
Arbeitstag ARE-bites-tahk
work day
noun
Linseneintopf lin-zen-ain-topf
lentil stew
noun
Route ROO-tuh
route
noun
Platz plahts
seat / place / space
noun
herunterziehen hair-OON-ter-tsee-en
to pull down
verb
bewegen beh-VAY-gen
to move
verb
schnappen SHNAP-pen
to grab
verb
Reihe RY-uh
row / order
noun
Regierung reh-GEER-oong
government
noun
Preise PRY-zuh
prices
noun

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